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The Advertising Girls 



A Masque of Very Fly Leaves 
in Two Scenes 



Bv AMELIA SANFORD 



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The Advertising Girls 



CHARACTERS 

The Bicycle Girl, The Flare's Soap Girl, 

The Girl Who Did, The Frantic-American Soup 

[Girl. 
The Girl Who Didn't, The Washing-Powder Girl, 

The Violet Extract Girl, The Chief Rabbit ( Girl or 

[toy), 

The Patent-Dressing Girl, Mrs. Motherly. 

Procession of Twenty-Five Rabbits. (Boys or girls.) 



Time in representation — forty-five minutes. 




Copyright, 1900, by Walter H. Baker & Co. 



ABBREVIATIONS 
R. R., Right Rear; L. R., Left Rear; R. F, Right Front; L. F., Left 
Front; C, Centre; F. C, Front Centre; R. C, Rear Centre. 

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COSTUMES AND PROPERTIES 

The Bicycle Girl. — Bicycle and bicycle suit. 
- The Girl Who Did. — Very neat, rather plain street dress. 
Carries a horn, about four feet long, made of white pasteboard or 
buckram, on which is printed, "Use Flim-flam's Skirt-braid." 

The Girl Who Didn't. — Street costume — rather dressy ; 
very untidy, especially a skirt with torn and ragged edges, and 
a length of skirt braid trailing after. 

The Patent-Dressing Girl. — Ordinary dress. Bottle of 
blacking. Very pretty shoes. 

The Flare's Soap Girl. — House-dress or tea-gown. A 
piece of toilet soap. 

The Violet Extract Girl.— White dress and garden hat, 
trimmed with violets, and violets pinned about dress. Large 
bottle of cologne or extract, tied with violet ribbon. 

The Frantic- American Soup Girl. — Very short and slen- 
der girl, the younger the better. French cook's cap and apron, 
and carries tureen with a ladle in it on tray. This is a familiar 
advertising figure, and model can easily be found. 

The Washing-Powder Girl. — Servant's cap and apron and 
pan of water, box of washing-powder, and eight towels — 
brown crash and very large. 

Mrs. Motherly. — Gotten up to represent middle-aged house- 
keeper. Dark dress, large apron, bunch of keys, etc. 

The Chief Rabbit. — Same costume as 

Twenty-five Junior Rabbits. — Ordinary dress, so they are 
all uniform in color and style. Hood, fitting tightly, of white 
canton flannel or cambric. Ears made of the same material 
and wired, so as to stand upright. Hands covered with mittens 
of the same, to look like paws. Each one carries a broom. 
Each. broom is wound with a piece of white, on which is pasted 
a large black letter, so that in marching, letters spell : 

R-A-B-B-I-T-S' S-O-A-P W-O-N-T W-A-S-H C-L-O-TrH-E-S 



The Advertising Girls. 



SCENE I. 



SCENE. — Garden scene, if it can be arranged, or use plain 
background. At r., back, an exit, and over it a large sign : 
" Summer Home for Working Girls." AtL., back, another 
exit, concealed by a large clothes-horse, or a screen, opened 
out to represent an open book. This is to be covered with 
yellow cambric, dull side out, on one side of which is painted 
in large, black letters : " Hopper's New Magazine," and on 
the other side : "Established b. c. 9843." Stand this in 
such a way as to open away from the audience. It will thus 
conceal the entrance, and actors coming in from there will 
look as though they stepped out of a large book. At centre 
of stage, at back, is a good-sized table, with chair at each 
side. At r. and l. of stage, are. rustic chairs, potted 
plants, etc. 

Enter Bicycle Girl, \,.,from book, with wheel. Takes itR. ; 
throws herself down wearily in chair, r. f. Addresses au- 
dience. 

Bi. Free at last ! What a mercy it is to us poor girls in 
the advertising pages that the magazines are left in out-of-the- 
way places, where we may occasionally rest ! That's a back- 
number, which the Summer Girls left here when they went 
back to town. {Rising, walks about!) I am a wretched crea- 
ture, evolved from the brain of some needy artist to furnish an 
advertisement for bicycles. There are other girls in the back 
of that book (stops and looks at it) forever washing their hands 
with Somebody's Soap, brushing their hair and scrubbing floors. 
I wonder why they don't come out. I'm sure they're tired 
enough. (Goes back to book, pretends to turn pages.) Say, 
girls, the coast is clear ; come out ! 

Enter the Girl Who Did and the Girl Who Didn't. 



6 THE ADVERTISING GIRLS. 

Did (rushing forward}. Oh, you dear thing, it's so per- 
fectly fine to be able to speak and move at last ! 

(G. W. Didn't catches her foot in skirt-braid ; dances a sort 
of Jig; screams and falls flat.) 

Bi. What ails your sister ? Is she subject to these attacks ? 

Did (helping G. W. Didn't to a chair). Oh, you poor 
thing ! never mind. (Sits on arm of chair, consoling G. W. 
Didn't who cries.) You see (to Bi.) sister and I have to ap- 
pear in advertisements as the Girl Who Did and the Girl Who 
Didn't use Flim-flam's Patent Indestructible Dust-proof and 
Fire-proof skirt-braid, warranted one thousand miles to the 
yard. I am the Girl Who Did and she is the Girl Who Didn't. 
They always show off poor sis with a wretched skirt-braid 
forever tripping her up, while I stand in such a priggish atti- 
tude, like this. {Stands in burlesque attitude of admonition.) 
And I have this great long pipe coming out of my mouth ; and 
it says on it: "Why Didn't you use Flim-flam's Patent In- 
destruc " 

Bi. and Didn't (fingers in their ears). Oh, don't say it 
any more ! 

Bi. (walking c. f. with Did). Let's think of something to 
help your poor sister. 

Didn't. It isn't my bones that hurt, but my feelings. 

Did. I think that's the matter with all three of us. What 
we need is to have a real good time together, something to eat, 
and a little music. What do you think ? 

Bi. (holding out her hand). I think you're a real nice girl 
when you're on a vacation, however you may appear at other 
times. 

Did. Thank you so much ! I'll call some of the others. 
Come, dears, we want you ! 

Enter l. from book, Patent-Dressing Girl; goes r. f. 
Flare's Soap Girl; goes l. f. Violet Extract Girl; 
goes c. f. All put down their things. Attitudes of weari- 
ness. 

Bi. (coming forward). Ladies, I think we all know our- 
selves and each other ; but merely for the sake of explicitness, 
I'll run over your names. (To Patent-Dressing Girl.) 
You, dear, are the Shoe-Blacking Girl 

Patent Dressing (haughtily). I'm the young lady who 
represents Snoodles' Patent Dressing ! 



THE ADVERTISING GIRLS. "J 

{Girls look at each other, and whisper.') 

Did {putting arm around Bi.). I'll finish the list, dear, if 
you feel too much wilted. ^ 

Bi. I have a sort of pneumatic tired feeling. {Goes to 
chair near table, L. R.) 

Did. And this is the well-known lady who lives to praise 
Flare's Soap ; and our dear little friend with the Violet Ex- 
tract. {They all bow, courtesy, or shake hands.) Now, let's 
all be sociable. 

( They settle about stage in easy attitudes, whispering and 
visiting together. Girl Who Didn't, coming c. f., may 
do a burlesque fancy dance, holding the torn skirt-braid 
off in one hand, and using the big horn like a Spanish 
fan. Music of skirt dance behind scenes, changing to 
"Honeymoon March," or other march, played softly as 
first. ) 

Didn't. Girls, I just long for a good time. I wish some- 
thing really odd and funny would happen. {March music, 
louder. ) 

Bi. {looking toward book, jumps up and claps hands). Some- 
thing will, this minute ! Look, girls ! 

(Girls run to c. Rabbits enter l. from book, march r., to 
r. f., across front, showing letters on brooms, where they 
march to time, sixteen counts ; up l./ halt ; lay down brooms 
at their left side ; right face ; join paws and bow to Girls. ) 

Bi. Oh, you dear little things ! Have you come to play 
with us ? 

Chief Rabbit. We don't object to occasional levity, but 
first we would like to ask you a few questions. May we all sit 
down ? 

Girls. Certainly ! 

{All sit down on floor, forming half circle facing audience ; 
Rabbits l. ; Girls r. ) 

Ch. R. Our questions are rather personal. You will not 
object ? 

Girls. Not at all. {To audience.) Aren't they too dear? 
Rabbits. Not at all. We're twenty- six Rabbits ! 

f Girls laugh ; Rabbits scrateh their right ears^) 



8 THE ADVERTISING GIRLS. 

Ch. R. (to Bi.). Who are you, please? 
Bi. My name is Bike. (Draws herself tip.) Descended 
H from the Bikings, you know ! 
Ch. R. No, you're not. 
Bi. (frigidly). May I ask why not? 
Ch. R. May /ask how fast your wheel turns around? 
Bi. I shall have to figure it out. 

(Burlesque attitude of deep thought, which is imitated by 
other Girls. Rabbits fold their arms stiffly and look at 
audience. Perfect silence for two or three seconds.} 

Bi. It makes, in one minute, six thousand nine hundred 
and twenty-four and seventy-one three hundred sixty-fourths— 
ah — revolutions. 

Ch. R. Then you're a Daughter of the Revolution, aren't 
you? 

Bi. {rising with great emotion). This honor is as over- 
whelming as it is unexpected ; but I will try not to be unduly 
exalted. 

(Walks back and forth, burlesque air of dignity. Other 
girls rise and stand bowed as in the " Mikado .") 

Song — Air : " Mikado " — " The Lord High Executioner." 

Girls. Defer! Defer! 

For we ain't half so good as her. 
Defer ! Defer ! 

For we ain't half so good as her — 
Not half so good as her ! 

Ch. R. Don't keep that up any longer, ladies. (Girls 
stand erect, looking down at him.) Miss Bike has a rival. 

Violet (coming forward ; arms around Bi.). Not in me, 
at any rate. 

Ch. R. You are the very one. 

Bi. We both have claims on your veneration ? 

Ch. R. Precisely. Let me explain. Miss Violet, in what 
department do you advertise? 

Violet. Colognes. 

Ch. R. Then I am right in assuming that you are a 
Cologne-ial Dame? 

{Counter-marching, Bi. and Violet, Girls, as before, sing.) 



THE ADVERTISING GIRLS, 9 

Girls. Defer ! Defer ! 

'Tis strange that such things do occur ! 
Defer ! Defer ! 

'Tis strange that such things do occur, 
But still they do occur ! 

Bi. Friends, let's have a Virginia Reel, and then we must 
consider what is to become of us, before any human people 
come in to disturb us. {All but Patent-Dressing Girl pair 
off, each with a Rabbit, down the centre ; the rest of the Rabbits 
carry their brooms to R. R., where they stand looking on. Pat. 
sits down at table in attitude of deep thought.') Come on, Pat. ! 

Pat. No ; I wish to devote a few moments to meditation 
and other exercises. 

( Virginia Reel. M^hen it is about half over, Pat. goes out 
r. r., comes back presently and stands near r. r., with 
arms full of kindlings, sticks of wood, etc. Toward the 
end of the dance, the Rabbits at r., run to a, and holding 
up their brooms, make a double line, with brooms raised, 
under which all march, and scatter about stage afterward?) 

All. Why, Pat., what are you doing? 

Didn't. She's had the meditation, I suppose these are the 
exercises. 

Pat. {loads one or two Rabbits with wood, and sends them 
r. r. comi?ig down a). I have a plan for our emancipation, 
at least for a time, from this eternal round of advertising, and 
I believe we can get a lovely long rest. We could have this 
place to ourselves all the year around, if we could only scare 
people away, and I believe I know how to do it. 

All. How ? 

Pat. By tearing down that sign and putting up another : 
"Society for the Propagation of Microbes." You know, if 
there's anything people fear especially, it's a microbe, and they 
will all keep away when they read the sign. And why not 
make a bonfire of all the things which have wearied us so 
long ? Also, we can add the old magazine, to make a good 
blaze ? Then our emancipation will be complete. 

All. Oh, how glorious ! We'll carry them out in the 
yard 

Bi. What about my wheel ? 

Pat. Oh, save that. Have one of those baby-jumpers put 
on in front, you know ; then you can take us with you for nice 
long rides. 



10 THE ADVERTISING GIRLS, 

Bi. But wouldn't that be rather warm for me? 

Pat. Oh, but think of the benefit to your health ! 

Ch, R. It sounds like a fine large opportunity. 

Bi. True. I will keep the wheel. 

Pat. Before we blow up the magazine, you may pile on all 
the other things. {Sitting down lazily, .) You do the work, 
and I'll make the remarks. 

Bi. Better help, dear. Think of the benefit to your health. 

Pat. But I am more concerned about other people's health. 
I always was that way. 

Ch. R. I wish to make one exception to the program. 
You know, a thing, in order to burn, must be dry. And I've 
heard people say, that there wasn't a dry article in our maga- 
zine, from beginning to end. 

Pat. If a thing ought to be dry, and turns out to be other- 
wise, what will it do when you put it on the fire ? 

Ch. R. It smokes. 

Pat {loftily). That settles it. 1 do not approve of smoking 
in the presence of ladies. 

{Other Girls and Rabbits, picking up things, gather c.) 

Pat. {coming f.). Let us sing in honor of our new-found 
liberty. 

{Four in line. Stand, singing first verse and refrain. 
During second verse, march around stage. During re- 
frain, exit r. R., single file. N. B. — Place the best singers 
last.) 

Song. — Air : "Shouting the Battle Cry of Freedom." 

All. 

Raise the song of liberty, our toils are at an end ! 
Here's the advertising girl whom no one will befriend; 
Every worm will turn at last, and hardest luck will mend : — 
Now we are on a vacation. 

{Refrain.) 

Hurrah, hurrah ! she is the girl for me ; 
Hurrah, hurrah ! at last she now is free ; 
So we'll find out for ourselves just how it feels to be 
On a protracted vacation ! 

All. 

How the Tenth Readers all will wonder what's been done ! 
How the monthly magazines will suffer for our fun ! 
All the most important reading matter will be gone 
On a protracted vacation. 



THE ADVERTISING GIRLS. II 

{Refrain.) 

Hurrah, hurrah ! etc. 

[Exit R. R. 
{Short pause.') 

Mrs. Motherly enters r. r.; comes f., takes chair. 

Mrs. M. I'd like to know who's been here, sitting in my 
chairs {walks around, looks at chairs') and tramping around. 
{Stoops down and examines floor. Jumps to her feet, runs to 
look out r. R. and returns c.) I smell smoke ! Oh, I wish 
the girls were here ! I was so glad when they all went back to 
the city; I thought I would rest and take things easy, but, — 
land ! {Runs off r. r.; comes back with a large lunch-bell ; 
excitedly.) I saw them ! They're burning up my front yard ! 
{Rings and screams.) Help ! Murder ! Fire ! Thieves \ 

(Girls come running in.) 

Bi. Don't be alarmed, madam; and please don't make 
such a noise. 

Mrs. M. Who are you ? 

Bi. We came out of that magazine. Don't you recognize 
us? 

Mrs. M. Why yes ; you do look rather natural — but I can't 
recall your names. 

Bi. Why, we are the girls from the advertising pages. I 
am the one who rides a bicycle. The others represent soap, 
shoe-dressing, skirt-braids, and cologne. We did not mean to 
alarm you ; we thought the house must be unoccupied, and we 
came out to hold a meeting, rest and consult about our pros- 
pects . {All seated. ) 

Mrs. M. Well, on the whole, I'm glad to see you. It's 
been lonely here since the girls went back to work. Now, what 
were you proposing to do ? 

Pat. Oh, perhaps you could give us some advice. Our 
first thought was to escape from that dreadful magazine, and to 
burn our implements. 

Mrs. M. That's why you built the fire? 

Pat. Yes, madam, it is nearly out now, and some — ah — 
friends of ours are going to stay out there till it's done. But 
we want to be useful, and make a home for ourselves, if 
possible. 

Mrs. M. Well, how would you like to work with me for 
awhile ? I have to clean house, anyway, and if I had such a 



12 THE ADVERTISING GIRLS, 

number of nice smart young ladies with me, I could keep a 
hotel right through the winter. 

Girls. Oh, lovely ! Let us begin at once ! 

Rabbits (running in). Lovely what? Begin what? 

Mrs. M. (hurrying l. f.). Oh, where did all those cats 
come from ? 

Ch. R. Cats ! Madam, we are rabbits, if you please ! 

Mrs. M. Oh — are you those Welsh Rabbits I've heard the 
girls talk about? They were always saying: " Oh, Mrs. 
Motherly, do have a Welsh Rabbit ! " 

Ch. R. Not that kind at all. I don't like to cast aspersions 
on my kindred, but I'm sorry to admit that the very best ©f 
Welsh Rabbits take a great deal of beer. 

Mrs. M, Dear me ! how's that? 

Ch. R. It simply means, that if you want a Welsh Rabbit, 
you must certainly get in your beer. 

Mrs. M. (indignantly). I must, must I ? You are a very 
saucy young person, and you and yours may go at once ! Con- 
signing me to an untimely bier, merely because I express a 
wish. I shan't get in my bier till some one else puts me there, 
and that won't be till I'm dead. So go along ! 

(Rabbits scratch their right ears, form in line, R., and march 
back into book.) 

Mrs. M. Now, girls, I can't stay here any longer, for I've 
lots to do. Would you like to begin at once ? 
Girls. Oh, yes ! 
Mrs. M. Very well ; this way, if you please. [Exeunt. 



CURTAIN. 



SCENE II. 

SCENE. — A kitchen. Clothesline in rear. Tables, chairs, 
etc. Girl Who Didn't, rubbing chairs. Girl Who Did, 
sitting, R. f., with vegetables in wooden chopping bowl and 
knife, wiping her eyes. Violet draping dinner -napkins on 
line, R., makes absurd " cesthetic" arrangements, drapes 
them, ties them in bow-knots, etc. 

Didn't. Sister, what does make you so sad ? 

Did. I can't tell you, dear, but I've wept ever since I began 
to work. Is this what human beings call "grief" ? I don't 
like it. ( Wiping her eyes. ) It is so moist. 

Violet {finishing napkins, comes down c. to v.). But what 
are you doing ? 

Did. These articles are called Onions, and Mrs. Motherly 
asked me to peel them ; she wants them for dinner. 

Violet {going to chair, l. f.). Well, my work is done. 

Bi. {rushing in). Girls, she told me to set the table ! 

Didn't. I'll help you. 

{They lift the table to c, and set it down. Bi. runs out, 
calling.) 

Bi. I set it ! In the middle of the floor ! ( Coming back.} 
She says, to put the dishes on it ! 

{All girls run out, come back with all kinds of baking- dishes 
sauce-pans, coffee-pots — anything unreasonable — and ar- 
range them in a pyramid. ) 

Girls. Isn't that nice ! {Enter Pat., l. r., with lawn 
mower?) Mercy, Pat., what is that noisy thing? 

Pat. Mrs. Motherly showed me a thing she called a 
carpet-sweeper, when I first went in the dining-room ; and just 
now she told me to get it and sweep this floor. I lost my way 
and got out in the yard ; but here it was, the first thing I saw ! 
{Runs mower back and forth.} 

Enter Flare's Soap Girl, l. r., with a pitcher and a horse- 
whip. 
Flare. Girls, I don't want to hurt any one, so please 
keep out of my way. 

!3 



14 THE ADVERTISING GIRLS. 

Girls. What are you going to do ? 

Flare. Mrs. Motherly told me to whip a pitcher of cream, 
which I was to find in the pantry. I found the cream, but I 
had to go away out in the barn to find a whip. {Flourishes 
whip ; hits pitcher, which falls over ; keeps on whipping at it, ,) 

Girls {scream). Oh, don't ! You're spilling it ! 

Flare (with dignity'). Ladies, I do not see the use of this, 
but I am doing exactly as I was told, and I cannot be held re- 
sponsible for the consequences. 

Didn't. Well, \ do not like housekeeping. I think it is 
both noisy and violent. 

Mrs. Motherly (with a cloth in her hand running in). 
Stop, stop ! Mercy sakes, are you crazy ? 

Flare. You asked me to whip this pitcher of cream. 

Mrs. M. (looks at her and then picks up pitcher, and wipes 
the floor). Well, I guess you've whipped it enough. (To 
Pat.) And what are you doing? 

Pat. I'm sweeping. 

Mrs. M. You needn't, any more, not that way. (Pat. 
takes out latvn mower and co?nes back.) When I want to clean 
floors, I don't generally take the lawn mower, it isn't custo- 
mary. (To Bi.) Did you set the table? 

Bi., Violet, Didn't and Did. Oh, yes, and we all helped ! 
Isn't it lovely? 

Mrs. M. Why, yes, it's lovely — it's beautiful — but I guess 
I'll have to show you how I do it. {Business of straightening 
table ; Girls run in and out. Mrs. M. finishes table and looks 
at clothes line.) Who did this? 

Violet. I arranged that. The dinner napkins, you know, 
that you asked me to put on the line. Did you ever see a 
clothes line arranged thus? 

Mrs. M. No, I never did. (Aside.) And I never want to 
again ! (To Girls.) Now, ladies, I'm going out to make some 
soup, and if you're ready (to G. W. Did) we'll put in those 
onions 

Did. But there are no onions. 

Mrs. M. Why not ? 

Did. Why, I peeled them, and the skin kept coming off, 
and coming off; and when I got the skins all off, not one of 
them had anything inside ! 

Mrs. M. Well, I guess I can use the skin. Some folks do. 
(Exit r. r., coming immediately back.) Have any of you seen 
my soup stock ? It was in a bowl on the kitchen table. 



THE ADVERTISING GIRLS, 15 

Didn't. I thought that was varnish, and I rubbed the 
chairs with it. (Girls sitting on chairs, jump up, and examine 
their skirts and sleeves.') I wondered what was the use of do- 
ing that. 

Mrs. M. (wearily). Well, ladies, I believe if you'll stop 
helping me for awhile, I'd like to work. I'm getting rather 
tired ! I really don't know what we are to eat. You've spread 
the soup on my chairs, and beaten the cream with a horsewhip ; 
and I'm too exhausted to even weep over the remains of the 
onions. Can any one make a suggestion ? 

Flare. Now, if that Frantic child were here, we could have 
some soup. 

Mrs. M. What frantic child ? 

Flare. I mean, the child in the advertisement of Frantic- 
American Soup Co. I'll go out and see if she's in the pages 
of the book we just left. 

{Goes out. Girls and Mrs. M., clean chairs, and sit 
around stage. Flare and Frantic return, Frantic 
carrying tureen.) 

Frantic. Ladies and my good madam {bowing to each), 
I have the pleasure of presenting this soup to you • and the 
pleasure is great, for I'm very tired of it. Naturally I do not 
care for any, so shall I sing to you as you eat it? 

All. Oh, how kind ! Thank you ! 

(Girls get soup from tureen which has been placed on table, 
and group around stage, eating and watching Frantic, 
who comes down c. to f. 

Song. — Air: "I've Got 'em on the List. 11 —Mikado. 
Frantic (sings). 

I am an advertising girl of transatlantic note, 

And known to all this group, 

And known to all this group. 
An enterprising company has set the scheme afloat 

Of making famous soup, 

Of making famous soup. 
They have put me in the magazines with cap and apron white, 
Where I advertise this tiresome soup from morning until night. 
I have to smile and look as though I thought it was the chief 
Of all the good things known to man, and nice beyond belief; 
And upon the page above my head are dainties in a group : — 

You'll find them in the soup — 

Oh, you'll find them in the soup ! 



1 6 THE ADVERTISING GIRLS. 

{Chorus.) 
Girls and Mrs. W. (sing). 

We've found them in the soup, 
Oh, we've found them in the soup; 
In the highly-flavored mixture known as soupey — soupey — soup ! 

Frantic (sings). 

There are imitation turtle, and all vegetables, too :— 

With all the fowls that troop, 

With all the fowls that troop. 
There are consomme and noodles, any kind that pleases you, 

You'll find them in the soup, 

You'll find them in the soup. 
We can give you vermicelli, and we'd like to have you know 
That we can a dozen gallons every hundred years or so ; 
You can take it to the picnic ; you can drink it hot at noon ; 
You can drink it from a dainty cup, or sip it from a spoon. 
Oh, I wish that you would eat and drink it all at one full swoop ; — 

For I'm very tired of soup, 

Oh, I'm very tired of soup ! 

(Chorus.) 
You're very tired of soup, 
But we're very fond of soup, 
Of the highly-flavored mixture known as soupey — soupey— -soup ! 

Mrs. M. I've been thinking, young ladies, and I've come 
to the conclusion that perhaps I've expected too much of you 
for young housekeepers. For you certainly cannot, some of 
you, have much experience. (To Flare.) What did you do 
for a living before you came here ? 

Flare. Oh, I held up a cake of soap, and smiled at it. 

Mrs. M. Well, smiling at it and washing dishes with it, are 
very different occupations. Do you know of any nice sensible 
young woman, who would come here and give you girls a lesson 
in dish-washing, while I go out to buy something for supper ? 

Bi. There was a girl on the opposite page to me, who had 
some kind of powder in a box, and she washed glass and china 
most beautifully. I'll go get her. (Runs out.) 

(Returns l. r., with Washing-powder Girl.) 
Mrs. M. (joyfully). Well, now, you look promising ! Can 
I leave you with these dishes, and will you please see that my 
young friends learn how to do them ? 
W. P. Yes'm. 

(Goes to table, arranges her pan, and piles up towels. Girls 
gather around Mrs. M.) 



THE ADVERTISING GIRLS. 1 7 

Bi. Dear Mrs. Motherly, we do appreciate your kindness, 
and will do the best we can. 

Mrs. M. That's right — I'm sure, when you've forgotten 
some of your novel methods, you'll do nicely. 

Flare {picking up dish-towel'). What's this? 

W. P. That's a dish-towel. 

Girls. What do you do with it ? 

W. P. {acting it out). You take a cup — so — and put it in 
the pan, and then you take a dish-towel and polish it. 

Girls. Oh what fun — let's all do it ! 

Mrs. M. Good-bye, then. {Starts to r. r.) 

Girls. Good-bye! {Exit Mrs. M., r. r. 

Bi. Now, we will do this with a hearty good will. I have 
a definite object, which I will explain when our work is done. 

{Each girl in turn goes to table, takes a cup ; they stand in 
row in front of table facing audience, and wipe cups, as 
they sing first verse. Singing chorus, they two-step to front, 
waving towels above their heads, Singing second verse, 
stand in a row, front, and polish cups as before. Sinking 
chorus, second time, two-step back to table, and pile up 
cups upon it.) 

Song. — Air : " Hurrah for the Bonny Blue Flag." 
All {sing). 

Oh you must take your dishes up and put them in the pan; 
And then you take some patent stuff to wash them spick and span. 
Though you may like that part the best, the greatest fun to me 
Is, just to take a jolly brown rag, and rub them thoroughly. 

{Chorus and two-step.) 

Hurrah ! Hurrah ! Hurrah for the jolly brown rag ! 
Hurrah, for the jolly brown rag leaves not a single spot ! 

There's joy in doing most things, if they're done the proper way ; 

Some pleasant occupation waits for every hour of day ; 

But after dinner comes the time that I like best, myself: — 

To clean things with a jolly brown rag, and put them on the shelf. 

( Chorus and two step.) 
Hurrah ! Hurrah ! etc. 

(Girls come f. c, Bi. in middle.) 



J 8 THE ADVERTISING GIRLS. 

Pat. And now, what is your object in doing this work ? 

Bi. Dears, I'm going to learn everything about housekeep- 
ing, and you must help me. And then — I'm going to marry 
the Billy's Shaving Soap man, and you shall come to live with 
us forever. 

All. And that will complete the Emancipation of the Ad- 
vertising Girl. 



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ACT I.— The country post-office. Swapstown gossip. After the mail. 
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By HARRY O. OSGOOD. 



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THE NOTORIOUS 
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A Drama in Four Acts. By Arthur W. 
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jrformance. It is recommended for Reading Clubs. (1895.) 



THE PROFLIGATE. I 



cost nines, modern-. This is a piece of 
movement, and tragic in its even* - 
tear performance. (,189'J.) 

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A Play in Four Acts. By Arthur "W. Pine- 

ro. Seven male and'five female characters. 

Scenery, three int -, rather elaborate; 

rion- •- ^>-e -Miiy c i, aina tic in 

TfVy^d for ama- 

^FavceinThree^ a , e ;,evc. 

W ^rScte^s Costume^ 

ed.. P* t season £ rfden 



. ornery, three interiors, easn.v 

' Was played by Miss Rosina Vokes during __. _ 
' ;, success! Its plot is amusing, its action rapid andTuSiv 
lie brilliant, and' its scheme of character especially rich in" 
^ tvpes. The Hon. Vere Queckett and Peggy are especially 
n all respects suitable for amateurs. (1894.) 



THE SECOND 
MRS* TANQUERAY, 




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A Play in Four Acts. By Arthur "W. 
Pinero. Eight male and five female char- 
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interiors. This well-known and powerful 
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/tgo4 ^ Also in Cloth, $1.00. 

SWEET LAVENDER. I ^ZliV n ^l.rn^JLuT e Zi 

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(1892.) 

A Comedy in Three Acts. By Arthttr 
W. Pinero. Eight male and eight female 

' characters. Costumes, modern ; scenery, 

two interiors, not difficult. This very amusing comedy was a popular feature of 
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Its leading characters are unusually even in strength and prominence, wincn 



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THE WEAKER SEX. 



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fEDITH'S DREAM. 

$ Sn ©peretta far Cjjttoren. 

<fjS Words fay MARGARET FEZANDIE and EDGAR MORETTE. 

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Music by EUGENE FEZANDIE, Jr. 



Eleven characters, girls and boys, or all girls, as preferred 
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A Collection of Short and Simple Musical 
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humorous recitations for children^ 






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Market Bay. An Operetta for Young 
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Oneen Flora's Bay Bream. An 

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boys and girls. 
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